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India-Bangladesh Mitali Express Starts June 1

India-Bangladesh Mitali Express Starts June 1 - Travelrnews

India-Bangladesh Mitali Express Starts June 1 - Travelrnews

According to the various sources, the new train service is scheduled to be practically launched on June 1 from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. This would be done by the Railway Ministers of India and Bangladesh.

The most recent information indicates that the previously severed transnational railway link between India and Bangladesh has been successfully repaired. The Mitali Express, the third India-Bangladesh passenger train service, is scheduled to begin operating on June 1 and will run between New Jalpaiguri in the state of West Bengal and Dhaka cantonment in the country of Bangladesh.

According to the various sources, the new train service is scheduled to be practically launched on June 1 from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. This would be done by the Railway Ministers of India and Bangladesh. The Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway, Sabyasachi De, shared the news that the Mitali Express would now only operate twice a week, on Sundays and Wednesdays. This decision was made effective immediately.

De also said that the departure time from New Jalpaiguri during the train’s normal operation would be at 11:45 Indian Standard Time. He went on to say that the train would arrive at Haldibari, India, at 12.55 hours Indian Standard Time (IST), and will leave Haldibari at 13.05 hours IST (IST). According to De, the train will arrive in Chilahati, which is located in Bangladesh, at 13.55 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST). It will then leave from Chilahati at 14.25 hours BST and arrive in Dhaka Cantonment at 22:30 hours BST.

In addition, the CPRO shared with us the information that there would be no commercial stoppages on the train. According to other reports, the new Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Cantonment portion of this train would be equipped with two luggage-cum-generator trucks, four air-conditioned chair cars, and four air-conditioned first-class carriages with seating alone.

In addition, according to De, the Dhaka Cantonment-New Jalpaiguri Mitali Express would operate twice weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays, and will depart from Dhaka Cantonment at 21:50 hours. These departures will take place on the return voyage (BST). The train is scheduled to arrive in Chilahati (Bangladesh) at 05:45 local standard time (BST), and it will leave Chilahati at 06.15 local standard time (BST).

According to what he said, the train would arrive in Haldibari (India) at 06:00 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) and will leave Haldibari at 06:00:05 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) to arrive in New Jalpaiguri at 07:15 hours Indian Standard Time (IST).

At addition, he said that the foreign passenger reservation system counters in New Jalpaiguri Station and Kolkata Railway Station would be the locations where passengers could purchase train tickets for this particular trip. De said that the additional train services would improve the bilateral commercial contacts and socioeconomic activities between India and Bangladesh, which he said will be a positive outcome.

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